應龍

See also: 应龙

Chinese

		to answer; to respond; ought	dragon; imperial; surname
trad. (應龍)		應	龍
simp. (应龙)		应	龙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìnglóng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing³ lung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìnglóng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìnglóng
    • Wade–Giles: ying⁴-lung²
    • Yale: yìng-lúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinqlong
    • Palladius: инлун (inlun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing³ lung⁴
    • Yale: ying lùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing³ lung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying³ lung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³³ lʊŋ²¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 應龍

1. (Chinese mythology) Yinglong, a winged dragon which is said to have assisted Yu the Great to control the prehistoric flood, using its tail to shape rivers to guide floodwater to the ocean.
2. (Chinese mythology) A god of weather which is able to produce clouds and rain.